Episode 44: Live Comcast: Napoli Lifts Scudetto at the Maradona

Enzo Marino is a professional language interpreter, a football writer and a stadium announcer at Rome's Olimpico. He joins David to discuss Panettone vs Pandoro at Christmas, plus:

Social Football Summit 2023 in Rome,

Guinness World Records in Italy,

DJ chat, 

The Pigneto area of Rome, 

Cheap coffees (Italy vs UK),

Christmas in Enzo’s hometown, 

Stadio Olimpico Stadium Announcing for Lazio, 

Lunch with Maurizio Sarri and Brendan Rodgers, 

Lazio vs Celtic in the Champions League.

The sledging of Lazio Fans versus Celtic Fans,

Extremism and Ideology in football, 

Australian Rules Football fans, 

Drinking In Italy vs England, 

Which team does Enzo actually support?

Fan psychology in the south of Italy, 

Enzo admits to once supporting Juventus,

Was Juve dodgy? (Calciopoli)

Underdogs in Football go.forbes.com/c/ewC8

Milan’s glory days https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2022/07/29/all-time-xi-ac-milan/

Baggio’s Goal against Juventus,

Euro 92 failed qualification, Ciccio Baiano https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2023/12/17/the-10-greatest-italian-players-snubbed-by-the-azzuri/

Young players in Italy, 

This Serie A season according to Enzo,

The Thuram and Maldini kids, 

Bologna’s Joshua Zirkzee, go.forbes.com/c/ewC8

Champions League knockouts, 

Can Napoli change the course of the season?

Unexpected patriotism for Italians living abroad, 

The Anglo-Italian Football Vernacular with Enzo and David

Buon Natale, Amici

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Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail gives his assessment on Italy's answer to former (bruising, tough nut) defender Vinnie Jones.

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After 10 seasons, and Rudi Garcia's dismissal, Walter Mazzarri returns to Napoli. Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail joins David to discuss

Here's the ForbesSports article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2023/11/14/napoli-fires-rudi-garcia-and-reappoints-former-coach-walter-mazzarri/?sh=750a46e93a4e

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Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail joins David to discuss the current English Premier League drama, Italians in the EPL, plus Parma and Italy's Serie B

Here's the ForbesSports article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2023/09/28/a-dream-come-true-circati-on-goalscoring-milestone-for-parma/?sh=378e1b827ecd

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On the eve of Italy's Euro 2024 qualifier against North Macedonia, Dan Cancian of the Daily Mail joins David to discuss Luciano Spalletti's national team issues and more.

Here's the ForbesSports article : https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidferrini/2023/11/09/the-downward-trend-that-luciano-spalletti-faces-with-italy/

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Giancarlo Rinaldi and David Ferrini discuss Vincenzo Italiano's brilliant start to the 2023-24 campaign at Fiorentina.
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Serie A Needs Napoli To Keep Osimhen go.forbes.com/c/316N

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Andy Wallace a.k.a. Chiacchierata Calcistica (Calcio Chat) joins David to discuss the pre-season drama of relegated and promoted clubs from the Italian second, third and fourth divisions.

Find Andy here on Twitter: @CCalcistica

Here is a link to Andy's All-Time XI of Italian Lower League Cult Heroes:
https://www.gentlemanultra.com/2022/08/19/all-time-xi-italian-lower-league-cult-heroes/

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Serie A Needs Napoli To Keep Osimhen go.forbes.com/c/316N

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This is the final part of the first episode for 2023-24. David is joined by Jurre, a Dutch freelance football writer, to analyse transfers, coaches and squads for the upcoming Serie A season.

You can listen to the first part here:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/10iV9gbd7AUz92gp4NlqA3?si=-3SN8DWOR8aXHYbuT-Gj1g

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Welcome back! This is the first episode for 2023-24. David is joined by Jurre, a Dutch freelance football writer, to analyse transfers, coaches and squads for the upcoming Serie A season.

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Is A Youth Movement Beginning In The Italian Serie A? go.forbes.com/c/TXSC
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Emmet Gates writes on Italian football for Forbes Sports. He joins David Ferrini to discuss the legacy of Silvio Berlusconi, the FIFA U20 World Cup Final, Inter's Champions League Final against Manchester City, the Serie A relegation Playoff between Spezia and Verona, the Serie B Promotion Playoff between Bari and Cagliari, plus more!

Here is Emmet's latest piece: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emmetgates/2023/06/11/calcio-isnt-back-but-its-getting-there
You can follow Emmet Gates @emmetgates

David's latest on the Italy U20 World Cup Team: https://davidferrini.substack.com/p/fifa-u20-our-italian-starlets
And the Champions League Final: https://davidferrini.substack.com/p/how-inter-can-defeat-manchester-city

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